From the standstill of time, across the heavens

Chapter 1445 The Drunken Sword Immortal, yet another man whose entrance is accompanied by his own background music~~
The next morning, Hao Shuai and Zhao Ling'er were woken up from their sleep by a nagging sound from downstairs.

When the two finished washing up and came to the lobby, they saw Aunt Li holding Li Xiaoyao by the ear and scolding him.

"You brat, all you do is daydream, you even want to be a knight-errant."

"Let me tell you, you're simply not cut out for this!"

Li Xiaoyao was immediately displeased and retorted, "Who says I'm not cut out for it? I'm a genius! I learned the cultivation method the sect leader taught me in just one night!"

Hao Shuai, who was watching the spectacle, was stunned for a moment. Then, he scanned Li Xiaoyao with his divine sense and found that he had indeed successfully drawn the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his body.

In just one night, he stepped into the threshold of cultivation. His talent is already quite formidable. Even Zeng Shushu and Lin Jingyu from the Qingyun Sect might not be able to compare to him.

It's only because Hao Shuai's mindset has changed now, otherwise he would be incredibly bitter.

However, he still silently complained to himself, "Damn it~ It's so frustrating to compare yourself to others!"

"Do you know that none of those great heroes had a good ending?" Aunt Li said, somewhat agitated.

Li Xiaoyao's talent for cultivation was something his aunt, Aunt Li, was well aware of.

The reason she never taught Li Xiaoyao martial arts, and even forbade him from learning them, was that she didn't want him to repeat the fate of his husband, brother, and sister-in-law, who died far from home and met an untimely end.

All she wanted was for Li Xiaoyao to grow up healthy, marry smoothly, have children, and live out the rest of his life peacefully in this small town of Yuhang.

Isn't this a kind of happiness?

Unfortunately, Li Xiaoyao, who was in his late teens, couldn't understand Aunt Li's good intentions.

At this moment, he was filled with longing for the world of swords and shadows, and he only wanted to roam the world, make a name for himself, and become a great hero.

Faced with Li Xiaoyao's stubbornness, Aunt Li knew that persuasion and education were useless, so she immediately thought of resorting to corporal punishment.

Just as Aunt Li raised her stick, preparing to give him a "loving" lesson, Hao Shuai spoke up: "Aunt Li, I know your worries, but since he has joined my school, I will naturally protect him."

“This…” Aunt Li hesitated.

In the morning, she already knew that Li Xiaoyao had become Hao Shuai's disciple, and she had personally witnessed Hao Shuai's strength that day.

"Auntie, I really want to cultivate!" Li Xiaoyao pleaded earnestly, a rare occurrence for him.

"Alright~ You must listen to Master Hao from now on, understand?!" Aunt Li looked disappointed, knowing that she probably couldn't keep her nephew!

"Thank you, Auntie! Thank you, Auntie!" Seeing that Aunt Li had finally relented, Li Xiaoyao excitedly hugged her and kissed her on the forehead.

"Alright, you brat, let go of him! You're such a grown man, yet you're still so impetuous!" Aunt Li tapped Li Xiaoyao's forehead and instructed, "You entertain Sect Leader Hao, I'll go prepare breakfast for you."

"No~~" Hao Shuai quickly stopped Aunt Li upon hearing this, and said in a serious tone, "Today is a good day, how can I trouble you to cook?"

"Xiaoyao, go buy some local snacks from Yuhang."

After saying that, Hao Shuai winked at Li Xiaoyao.

"Oh, okay." Li Xiaoyao walked towards the door with a keen eye.

When he opened the door, he found someone sleeping right in front of the inn.

Seeing him blocking the doorway, Li Xiaoyao immediately crouched down, nudged him, and called out, "Hey~ wake up~~"

"Who—who disturbed my sweet dream?" The man opened his eyes, looking at Li Xiaoyao with sleepy eyes, and asked loudly, "Was it you who woke me up?!"

“Sir, you’ll catch a cold lying here. Why don’t you come inside the inn to rest?” Li Xiaoyao didn’t spit on the man because of his attitude. “Inn? I can’t afford an inn!” The man stood up unsteadily.

"It's alright, you can come inside and sit down." Seeing that he could barely stand, Li Xiaoyao quickly reached out to support him and led him into the lobby.

As the man entered the lobby, a strong smell of alcohol immediately filled the space.

Hao Shuai frowned and looked at the person who had come.

The man looked mostly like a Taoist priest, with messy hair, a stubble-covered face, wearing a gray robe and straw sandals, carrying a long sword on his back, but with a carefree and unrestrained expression on his face.

"Huh~ Is that the Sword Immortal of Wine?!" Hao Shuai immediately recognized him based on his attire and demeanor.

Calculating the timeline of the original plot, it was indeed time for the Drunken Sword Immortal to make his appearance.

"It's you?!"

Not only did Hao Shuai recognize Jiu Jianxian, but Jiu Jianxian also seemed to recognize Hao Shuai after seeing him.

"Long time no see, Sword Immortal of Wine," Hao Shuai greeted.

At that moment, he felt an indescribable sense of unease.

Even though it was their first time meeting the Sword Immortal, they had to pretend it was a long-awaited reunion.

He had no choice but to pretend. He estimated that he had traveled back ten years and must have had some interaction with the Drunken Sword Immortal. How could he explain it if he didn't pretend?

"It really is you!" Looking at Hao Shuai's face, the Sword Immortal's memory instantly returned to ten years ago.

Ten years ago, in order to save the Witch Queen, the Drunken Sword Immortal appeared in the Nanzhao Kingdom, and Hao Shuai also returned to ten years ago with the help of the Goddess Nuwa, joining forces with the Drunken Sword Immortal.

At that time, the Witch Queen seemed to have seen through Hao Shuai's identity, while the Sword Immortal couldn't quite understand the cryptic conversation between the two. Coupled with his feelings for the Witch Queen, he couldn't get a word in edgewise when the two were talking, so he seemed quite unhappy with Hao Shuai at the time.

Later, after rescuing Zhao Ling'er and the others, Hao Shuai, for reasons unknown, specifically asked the Drunken Sword Immortal not to come to Yuhang Town ten years later to teach a person named Li Xiaoyao cultivation.

However, given Jiu Jianxian's personality, to put it bluntly, he's a stubborn mule, known for his obstinacy. Plus, he already disliked Hao Shuai, so how could he possibly listen to Hao Shuai?

Whatever Hao Shuai forbids him to do, the Sword Immortal insists on doing it anyway.

So he counted down the days and calculated the time, and ten years later, he came to Yuhang Town to find the Li Xiaoyao that Hao Shuai had mentioned.

But as soon as he entered the door, he saw the person he least wanted to see, to the point that the Drunken Sword Immortal wondered if he had forgotten to check the almanac before going out today.

Although Hao Shuai didn't know what the Sword Immortal was thinking, he could tell from his expression that the Sword Immortal seemed to be somewhat displeased with him.

However, this did not diminish his appreciation for the Drunken Sword Immortal.

Back when I was watching the TV series and playing the game, besides Zhao Ling'er, Hao Shuai's favorite character was the Drunken Sword Immortal, who was honest, upright, and full of righteousness, and whose entrance was accompanied by his own background music.

Riding the wind on my sword, I vanquish demons across the land. With wine, I revel in carefree joy; without wine, I am still eccentric.

One drink can empty rivers, another can swallow the sun and moon; a thousand cups cannot make me drunk, for I am the Wine Sword Immortal.

In just a few lines of poetry, one can see that he possesses a free and unrestrained, wandering spirit.

Of course, even the seemingly carefree Sword Immortal has things he doesn't want to face.

He was never able to escape the torment of "love" throughout his life, which led him to drown his sorrows in alcohol, hence the title "Drunken Sword Immortal," but in the end, he failed to attain enlightenment...

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